Welcome to your Christmas project – knitting a pair of Netflix socks that will automatically pause your favourite show when you fall asleep during a Netflix binge.

What magic is this you may well ask? Well, Netflix have helpfully supplied a step-by-step guide.

They do preface it with this disclaimer: ‘Making Netflix socks from scratch means doing a little knitting and building some electronics. If knitting isn’t your thing, you can always enlist the help of a knitting-savvy friend, or simply use socks you already own.

‘To build the sensor, you’ll need an understanding of electronics and microcontroller programming, and be comfortable around a soldering iron.’

So, basically you might have to get the relatives involved over Christmas. And find a soldering iron.

However, this is an arts and craft project that totally delivers.

First, you download one of the 17 knitting patterns, inspired by Netflix’s favourite shows, like OITNB, House of Cards and Jessica Jones. Let’s be honest here, we’d be happy just knitting the socks.

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But, then, you can add electronics inside the sock, which will detect when you’ve stopped moving for a period of time, indicating you may have nodded off at a significant moment in the plot.

There is a contingency in case you just haven’t been ars*d to move around for a while – the sock’s cuff flashes to let you know Netflix is about to be paused, so you can just shake a leg to ensure your viewing continues uninterrupted.